Responding to changing needs : Recommendations from the Chief Electoral Officer of Canada following the 40th general election

This recommendations report reflects the experience gained during the 39th and 40th general elections of January 2006 and October 2008, respectively. It is based on a number of evaluation activities carried out in the aftermath of these elections and on the feedback received from electors as well as candidates, political parties, parliamentarians and election staff. Most of the issues raised in the Report on the Evaluations of the 40th General Election of October 14, 2008,published in June 2009, are echoed in the recommendations contained in the present report.